akele rahne ki KHud hi saza qubul ki hai 
ye hum ne ishq kiya hai ya koi bhul ki hai 
KHayal aaya hai ab rasta badal lenge 
abhi talak to bahut zindagi fuzul ki hai 
KHuda kare ki ye pauda zamin ka ho jae 
ki aarzu mere aangan ko ek phul ki hai 
na jaane kaun sa lamha mere qarar ka hai 
na jaane kaun si saat tere husul ki hai 
na jaane kaun sa chehra meri kitab ka hai 
na jaane kaun si surat tere nuzul ki hai 
jinhen KHayal ho aankhon ka lauT jaen wo 
ab is ke baad hukumat safar mein dhul ki hai 
ye shohraten hamein yunhi nahin mili hain 'shakil' 
ghazal ne hum se bhi bahut wasul ki hai
        Ghazal
Akele rahne ki KHud hi saza qubul ki hai
Shakeel Azmi

